Men look out to the sea as Hurricane Irma howled past Puerto Rico after thrashing several smaller Caribbean islands in the northern Caribbean on Wednesday, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic September 6, 2017. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas

Pleasure craft lie crammed against the shore in Paraquita Bay as the eye of Hurricane Irma passed Tortola, British Virgin Islands September 6, 2017. Courtesy of Ron Gurney/Handout via REUTERS. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO ARCHIVES, NO SALES

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L'uragano Irma si abbatte sui Caraibi

Members of the civil defense run as Hurricane Irma howls past Puerto Rico after thrashing several smaller Caribbean islands, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico September 6, 2017. REUTERS/Alvin Baez

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L'uragano Irma si abbatte sui Caraibi

Members of the civil defense ride on a truck as Hurricane Irma howls past Puerto Rico after thrashing several smaller Caribbean islands, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico September 6, 2017. REUTERS/Alvin Baez

Citizens stock up on food at a supermarket in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 06 September 2017. Irma became a category 5 hurricane at a 26 kms per hour speed and will affect the Dominican Republic from Thursday. EFE/Roberto Guzman

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L'uragano Irma si abbatte sui Caraibi

Hurricane Irma, a record Category 5 storm, is seen approaching Puerto Rico in this NASA's GOES-16 satellite image taken at about 15:15 EDT on September 6, 2017. Courtesy NOAA National Weather Service National Hurricane Center/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY